Josh Skelton

Josh Skelton (born 7 November 2001) is a British racing driver who last competed in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing.

Career Skelton began karting in June of 2010, taking the Northern Karting Federation and Rowrah Kart Club Championship the following year. Continuing in karting until 2017, Skelton most notably finished third in the Super One Series' Senior Max class. In 2018, Skelton joined JHR Developments to make his single-seater debut in the F4 British Championship. In his rookie year in the series, Skelton took a best result of fifth at Brands Hatch, Thruxton and Croft en route to a tenth-place overall points finish and fourth among the rookies.

Returning to JHR Developments for his sophomore season in the series the following year, Skelton began the season by scoring podiums at Donington Park and Thruxton, before taking his maiden series win at Croft in a rain-shortened race two. Skelton then scored four podiums in the following two rounds, including a second-place finish in race two at Snetterton, in which he lost out on the win by 0.099s against Tommy Foster following Luke Browning's post-race penalty from the win. In the following round at Thruxton, Skelton scored what became his final win of the season in race two, and ended the year fourth in points after scoring six other podiums in the remaining three rounds. In 2020, Skelton joined Chris Dittmann Racing to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. In his only season in the series, Skelton scored a best result of second twice, at both Donington Park and Brands Hatch, as well as third-place finish in race two at Snetterton to end the year sixth in points.

Switching to endurance racing for 2021, Skelton joined Cool Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup alongside Antoine Doquin. In his first season in the series, Skelton took a lone win at Spa and ended the season seventh in the LMP3 standings. During 2021, Skelton also made a one-off appearance in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing for WIN Autosport at the Petit Le Mans in LMP3. Returning to Le Mans Cup and LMP3 competition the following year, Skelton switched to Racing Spirit of Léman for his sophomore year in the series, alongside Jacques Wolff. In the seven-race season, Skelton finished second in race one of the Road to Le Mans, and a pair of third-place finishes at Monza and Spa en route to a sixth-place points finish. Switching to Nielsen Racing for 2023, Skelton scored his only win of the year at the season-ending race at Algarve alongside Anthony Wells to end his three-year tenure in the series ninth in the LMP3 standings.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2018 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 30 0 0 1 0 84 10th 2019 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 29 2 0 5 14 326.5 4th 2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 24 0 0 0 3 320 6th2021 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Cool Racing 7 1 0 0 1 38.5 7th IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 WIN Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 230 34th 2022 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Racing Spirit of Léman 7 0 0 0 3 39 6th 2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 7 1 0 1 1 30 9thSources:

† As Skelton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2018 JHR Developments BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 10th 84 2019 JHR Developments BHI1 BHI2 BHI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR11 THR12 THR13 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR21 THR22 THR23 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 4th 326.5

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points 2020 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 OUL4 DON11 DON12 DON13 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 BRH4 DON21 DON22 DON23 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SNE4 DON31 DON32 DON33 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 6th 320

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2021 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 BAR LEC MNZ LMS1 LMS2 SPA POR 7th 38.5 2022 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC IMO LMS1 LMS2 MNZ SPA ALG 6th 39 2023 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT LMS1 LMS2 LEC ARA SPA ALG 9th 30

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)